"Waiving" Goodbye to PE: State Law and School Exemption and Substitution Practices in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The importance of schools providing physical education (PE) and promoting physical activity (PA) and the benefits of PA for children are well documented. However, a majority of students do not get the nationally recommended 60 min of daily PA. Many states grant waivers, substitutions, or exemptions from PE despite national recommendations. This study examined the association between state laws allowing for the use of PE substitutions and exemptions and school-level substitution and exemption practices.

Methods

School-level PE exemption and substitution data from the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study were linked to state law data from the National Wellness Policy Study and the National Cancer Institute's 2013 Classification of Laws Associated with School

SUBMITTER: Chriqui JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10282692 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature